‘Omurasaki’
Name:
‘Omurasaki’
Kanji:
オオムラサキ
Seed parent:
Pollen parent:
Flower size:
large
Flower colour:
purple
Type:
Links:
R.pulchrum or Hirado azalea. This variety is said to have been grown 'since ancient times' in the Nagasaki and Hirado Island region, in Southern Japan. Said to be a hybrid of R.scabrum and R.mucronatum (R.ripense x R.macrosepalum). Known for it's large leaves and flowers, strong growth, and winter-tenderness, but tolerance of hot summers.
Kanji: 大紫
 |  |  Image credit: William C. Miller III |
 Image credit: William C. Miller III |  |  Image credit: uekipedia.jp |
Hereditary Tree
| ‘Omurasaki’ | |||
| R. scabrum | R. mucronatum | ||
| R. ripense | R. macrosepalum | ||
Sports:
‘Shirotae’, sport of ‘Omurasaki’
‘Akebono’, sport of ‘Omurasaki’
Full Siblings:
‘Phoeniceum’, cross: R. scabrum x R. mucronatum
Partial Siblings:
‘Vittatum’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Lilacinum’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Everest’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Shinnyo-no-Tsuki’
‘Martha Hitchcock’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Shinnyo-no-Tsuki’
‘Fielder's White’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Vespers’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Keisetsu’
‘Alight’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Kagetsu’
‘Boldface’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Keisetsu’
‘Quakeress’, cross: R. mucronatum x ‘Vittatum’
‘Noordtianum’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Ledifolia’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Yodogawa’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Shiro-manyo’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Schryderi’, seedling of R. mucronatum
‘Ledikanense’, cross: R. yedoense var. poukhanense x R. mucronatum
‘Ivory’, cross: kaempferi x mucronatum x R. mucronatum
‘Hatsushimo’, cross: R. indicum x R. mucronatum
‘Hazel Dawson’, cross: R. kaempferi x R. mucronatum
‘Arctic Fox’, cross: ‘Panda’ x R. mucronatum
‘Dream’, cross: R. simsii x R. mucronatum
‘Polar Sea’, cross: R. kaempferi x R. mucronatum
‘Mildred Mae’, cross: R. yedoense var. poukhanense x R. mucronatum